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' (No Model) A. H. ELDRIDGE.

CUFF HOLDER.

No. 423,861. Patented Mar. 18,1890.

N PETERS. Pho'lolilhngnphur. Washington. D.c.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ ANDREW H. ELDRIDGE, OF SYRAOUSRNEIV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TO A. HOLTON MATSON AND JOHN VAETH, OF SAME PLACE.

CU FF -HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,861, dated March 18, 1890.

Application filed July 5, 1889. Serial No. 316,640. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW H. ELDRIDGE, of Syracuse, county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved cuff-holder; Fig. 2, a top plan View; Fig. 3, a bottom plan view; and Fig. 4, a longitudinal section of the cuff-holder, and illustrating its attachment to the interior of a coat-sleeve and a cuff.

Similar letters and figures of reference i11- dicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My invention relates, broadly, to that class of devices designed for holding cuffs in proper position by adj ustably connecting them within or to the sleeve of a coator other garment.

My object is to produce a cuff holder or fastener of improved construction, great durability, easy of manipulation, comparatively inexpensive of manufacture, and particularly adapted from its formation to be secured to the lining in a coat-sleeve or the seam protuberance back thereof, although correspondingly applicable for attachment to the exterior of a garment-sleeve as well.

It consists in the several novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described, and which are specifically enumerated in the claims hereunto annexed.

It is constructed as follows:

A is an elongated metallic plate comprising a body portion 1, provided at its forward end with a short vertical cuff-engaging hook a, standing upwardly,and at its opposite or rear end having a safety fastening-pin Z), provided with a guard c, said pin and guard being secured (at a downward inclination) in an eye d, formed by bending the rear extremity of the body 1 over upon itself, and e e are side pieces bent up vertically to the body, and f is a pivot-pin transversely inserted through the said side pieces.

B is an elongated pivoted plate comprising a body portion 2 and mounted upon the pivotpin f by perforated ears 9 g, fitting over the aforesaid pivot-pin, said pivoted plate lying longitudinally above the body 1 of the plate A, as shown, and formed of a metallic strip. At the rear end of the pivoted plate B (which but slighty projects beyond its point of pivoture) I form a semicircular projection h, (adapted for the pressure thereon of a persons finger) that is stamped up from the metal body. At the forward extremity of the said plate B, in proximity to the cufi-engag- 6o ing hook at, are downward side projections '1: 2', and rearwardly therefrom and centrally of the body is stamped out and up theauxiliary securing-pin K, rising slightly angularly from the plate body, and thence extending horizontally the desired distance forward, its pointed extremity facing the vertical cuffhook a of the plate A. Around the pivot-pin f, I place a coiled spring Z, disposed in such manner as to hold normally the forward downward projections it'of the pivoted plate B against the fabric that may be interposed between their bottom edges and the adjacent body portion 1 of the plate A.

m m are longitudinally-disposed corrugations or projections created in the body portion ofthe platesAB,respectively,byproperstamping, thereby serving to re-enforce and stiffen said plates both longitudinally and transversely, insuring them increased strength and durability, and is particularly advantageous when the aforesaid plates are formed of very thin metal, which, being of lighter weight and less expensive than the thicker metal ordinarily employed, it is advantageous to utiliZe, provided sufficient staying qualities may be imparted to the parts formed thereof,-and can be by my manner of re-enforcing by central longitudinal corrugations. I

As will be readily observed, the lower plate 0 A, comprising the body portion 1, cuff-hook a, eye portion d, side pieces 6 e, and corrugation on, is formed of an integral blank properly bent to shape; also, that the pivoted upper plate B, comprising itsbody portion 2, perforated ears g g, semicircular projection h, forward downward projections 41 i, auxiliary securing-pin 7c, and corrugation m, is formed of an integral blank properly bent to shape,

all a matter of value in the lessening of the cost of and time in the manuEaetin-ing of my coil-holders.

To secure my device to a garment-sleeve and a cuff, I proceed substantially as follows: Taking, for example, a coat-sleeve, I grasp the cuff-holder, and, placing the rear extremity thereof up the interior of the sleeve a desired distance, I forwardly thrust the auxiliary pin K longitudinally into the sleeve lining or seam, thus securing it in place. Then, having secured that, I next insert the safety fastening-pin b transversely into the lining or seam and securing it in its guard portion. Next, taking the cuff, I insert the cuftengaging hook to of the plate A into the rear or inner button hole or holes of said cuff, but previously raising the pivoted plate 13, and then, upon the insertion of the cuff end and the passing of the cuif-engaging hook (I, through the button hole or holes, release the pressure of my finger and permitting the downward forward projections i i of the pivoted plate 1.3 to close upon and grip the interposed cult end.

To separate the parts, the action of the holder is reversed.

My employment of the auxiliary securingpin K is of material advantage,as its use prevents all lateral movement or swaying of the cult Within the coat-sleeve, and also retains it in close longitudinal contact therewith, and thus remedying features so objectionable in ordinary cuff-fasteners.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a euif-holder, in combination, an elongated inetallic plate provided with a cuff-en gaging hook at its Forward end, a fasteningpin at its opposite end, interinedi ate side pieces having a transverse pivot-pin connected thereto and on which is pivoted a springaetuated upper plate constructed with a finger projection at its rear end, a cuff-impinging projection at its forward end, and an intermediate securing-pin rising from the plate-body, substantially as described.

2. A cuff-holder consisting of an elongated lower plate, comprising a body portion provided with a vertical engaging-hook at its forward end, a transverselyanounted safety fastening-pin at its opposite rear end, intermediate side pieces having a pivot-pin transversely inserted through them, and a central longitudinal corrugation in the plate-body, an elongated upper plate pivotally secured by perforated side ears upon the pivotpin and lying above the lower plate longitudinally therewith and comprising abody portion terminating with a finger projection at its rear end, downward side projections at its forward end adjacent to the vertical en gaging-hook of the lower plate, an intermediate horizontal securingull rising from the upper plate-body longitudinally therewith and its pointed end extending forwardly, a central longitudinal corrugation in the plate body, and a coilspring upon the pivot-pin adapted to bear against the upper and lower plates, all combined and operating together substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of May, 1889.

ANDRE'W H. ELDRIDGE.

In presence ofn. G. RAYMOND, FRANK E. WRIGHT. 

